03 — ARTWORK
Ancient Ruins with a Great Arch and a Column
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 91 x 201 cm
- TYPE
- Landscape
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1400 × 926 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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In Venice, as elsewhere in the eighteenth century, there was a vogue for paintings of ruins, much admired by travellers on the Grand TourAn extensive journey to the Continent, chiefly to France, the Netherlands, and above all Italy, sometimes in the company of a tutor, that became a conventional feature in the education of the English gentleman in the 18th century. Such tours often took a year or more. It had a noticeable effect in bringing a more cosmopolitan spirit to the taste of connoisseurs and laid the basis for many collections among the landed gentry. It also helped the spread of the fashion for Neoclassicism and an enthusiasm for Italian painting. Among the native artists who catered for this demand were Batoni, Canaletto, Pannini, and Piranesi, and British artists (such as Nollekens) were sometimes able to support themselves while in Italy by working for the dealers and restorers who supplied the tourist clientele. There was also a flourishing market in guide books., who came to Italy to see landscapes filled with relics of the past.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Ancient Ruins with a Great Arch and a Column by ZAIS, Giuseppe},
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date = {2026-09-13},
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